Learning Games in French
Playing games of all sorts is a lot of fun, and doing so is also a great way of learning a language. Taking part in French learning games can only help you improve your knowledge of and fluency in the language of France.
Exclusive interview: Paul Taylor!
Who is Paul Taylor? He’s a comedian and Youtuber that has currently a one-man show in Paris and a TV show in Canal+, he also has more than 200 000 followers on YouTube. He was born in England but lives today in France and all his narrative is based on this duality of being an […]
French Immersion: the way to study in 2017
Immersion is the name for a very popular way of studying a language, and it means that classes in other subjects are delivered in the language you are learning and not in your native tongue. You are “immersed” in the language you are hoping to learn and cannot get away from it.
6 Best Tips For Learning French
If you want to learn French the best place to study and practice the language is obviously where it is spoken, so France (and Annecy specifically) is the perfect location. This is where you get the chance of hearing local people speaking in their native tongue. Where better could there be for you to hear […]
Annecy’s Fair of St Andrew
Saint Andrew is said to have been a Galilean fisherman so it seems very apt for a fair and market in his name to be held close to Lake Annecy in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps each year. The Foire de la Saint-André (“Fair of Saint Andrew”) takes place in Annecy on the […]
Christmas in the French Alps in Annecy
Annecy is a popular tourist destination in France with many festivals and celebrations throughout the year, and amongst these festivities is Christmas. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains and with a large and glistening lake, it is the perfect setting for enjoying this time of year. There is a romantic fairytale atmosphere in Annecy, and this feeling […]
Cycling around Lake Annecy
Annecy in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps is a town that offers many sporting activities and one of the most popular is cycling. There are cycle routes all around Lake Annecy that cyclists can use and the countryside and scenery they go through is spectacular. Mountains and forests overlook the sparkling waters below.
Annecy is ideal for birdwatching
With its beautiful lake surrounded by mountains, forests and alpine meadows, the charming town of Annecy in the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps is an ideal location for birdwatching. The large expanse of sparkling clean freshwater attracts many species of waterbird in addition to the common Mute Swans and Mallard ducks. Lake Annecy is […]
Return of The Returned TV series
The Returned (“Les Revenants”) is a TV series filmed on location around the Annecy area of the French Alps, and at the Tignes Dam. The drama is making a return to television screens with a new series of episodes. The Returned is a story of the paranormal and is set in a town in the […]
Annecy Italian Film Festival 2016
Annecy Italian Film Festival makes its return to the Haute-Savoie region of the French Alps this autumn. Film fans will be able to enjoy this festival from 21 to 27 September 2016.
